Parakeet Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Parakeet Lake is listed under Thunder Bay District, Ontario. It stands 375 metres above sea level. About 9 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. The nearest place of any size is Geraldton, 18 km away. For a city, Thunder Bay is 212 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Parakeet Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Thunder Bay District names cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Parakeet Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -19°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Parakeet Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Widow Lake sits 3.7 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Parakeet Lake carry more weight than any list.